Hi! So, Im suppose to write an essay. But I need to know how does the document of declaration of independence and also the declaration of the rights of men and the citizen talk about the people's basic rights?
Please help. I have to turn in the essay tomorrow.
"Write an essay comparing the ways in which these two documents proclaim people's basic rights. How do they reflect the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke?"
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp 17 specific rights listed.
Now, in the declaration of independence, here are the charges against King George, how do they suggest that people have specific rights?
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He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.>>
http://oll.libertyfund.org/quotes/497 for a quote of John Locke (see the tinted box).
Thank you so much bobpursley. Your a life saver!
Hi! I can definitely help you with that. To understand how the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen discuss people's basic rights, we need to analyze the documents and extract the relevant information.
First, let's take a look at the Declaration of Independence. This document was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, declaring the American colonies' independence from Great Britain. It begins by stating that all men are created equal and endowed with unalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It further proclaims that governments are formed to secure these rights, and if a government fails to fulfill its purpose, the people have the right to alter or abolish it.
To identify how the Declaration of Independence talks about people's basic rights, you should read through the entire document and highlight the sections that specifically mention or address rights. Pay attention to phrases like "unalienable rights" and "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" as they directly relate to basic rights.
Now, let's move on to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. This document was adopted by the National Assembly of France in 1789 during the French Revolution. It aims to establish the natural, inalienable, and sacred rights of man in society. Similar to the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen emphasizes the equality and rights of all individuals. It proclaims that all individuals are born free and equal in rights, such as liberty, property, security, and resistance against oppression. It also declares that law can only prohibit actions that are harmful to society and that all citizens have the right to participate in the formation of laws.
To identify how the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen talks about people's basic rights, you should read through the document and highlight the sections that explicitly mention individual rights. Look for phrases like "born free and equal in rights" and "property, security, and resistance against oppression" as they relate to basic rights.
By analyzing both documents and focusing on the sections that discuss individual rights, you will be able to gain a comprehensive understanding of how these two Declarations talk about people's basic rights. Use this information as the foundation for your essay and don't forget to include specific quotes and examples from the documents to support your arguments. Good luck with your essay!